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Margrit Shildrick's exploration of the monstrous reveals how humans register concepts of bodily normality and perfection. The author calls upon society to rethink the monstrous, not as an abnormal category, but as a condition of attractiveness.

Book details

Margrit Shildrick is Senior Research Visiting Fellow at WERRC, University College Dublin.

Introduction

Monsters, Marvels and Meanings

Monstering the (M)Other

The Self's Clean and Proper Body

Contagious Encounters and the Ethics of Risk

Levinas and Vulnerable Becoming

The Relational Economy of Touch

Welcoming the Monstrous Arrivant

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